Wound Care Nurse

Company: Glenview Terrace
Location: Glenview
Posted on: March 18, 2023

Job Description:

Glenview Terrace - JOB SUMMARY: The purpose of this position is to plan, organize, develop, implement and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures, etc. of the Wound Care Program
-QUALIFICATIONS:
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-Personal:
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- - - - - - - A broad general education.
- - - - - - - Evidence of good grooming, appropriate manner and conduct.
- - - - - - - Ability to work effectively with others; demonstrates leadership ability and principles of management.
- - - - - - - Integrity, imagination, initiative, energy and evidence of self-improvement.
- - - - - - - Participation in professional organizations and workshops.
- - - - - - - Able to communicate in an effective manner.
- - - - - - - Flexibility to meet the changing need of the situation.
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Professional
- - - - - - - Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing and hold a current RN / LPN license in the State of Illinois.
- - - - - - - Must have working knowledge of nursing services, nursing administration, rehabilitation, and general nursing, and geriatric nursing.
- - - - - - - Must be qualified to assume the position by training and / or previous experience of a supervisory status, preferably in a health care facility.
- - - - - - - Minimum of two years experience as a wound care nurse preferred with a strong clinical background.
- - - - - - - Certification as a wound care nurse preferred.
- - - - - - - Basic computer skills.
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Physical:
- - - - - - - Evidence of good physical and mental health.
- - - - - - - Physical appearance: Must present a pleasing image to residents and public and act as an example to employees.
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PERFORMANCE REQUIRMENTS:
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Physical Demands: Sits and walks throughout working day. - Must have physical stamina.
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Special Demands:
- - - - - - - Must be able to project a warm, friendly, sympathetic interest to all.
- - - - - - - At times work under pressure and tension and hours of duty may be irregular or lengthy.
- - - - - - - Able to be flexible to meet changing situations.
- - - - - - - Thorough knowledge of JCAHO, OBRA, IDPH and IDPA regulations.
FUNCTIONS:
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- - - - - - - - - Support the facility's philosophy of care and strive to achieve its goals and objectives.
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- - - - - - - - - Directing wound care assessments and treatment interventions to all patients.
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- - - - - - - - - Responsible for evaluating all residents with wounds identified upon admission.
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- - - - - - - - - Provide patient, family, and staff education on appropriate wound care techniques.
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- - - - - - - - - Responsible for ensuring compliance with state, federal, and JCAHO standards related to wound care.
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- - - - - - - - - Collaborates with managers and unit staff on identifying and implementing appropriate wound care practices.
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- - - - - - - - - Responsible for planning, development, coordination, implementation and evaluation of the facility wide wound management program.
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- - - - - - - - - Provides consultation services to health care team regarding the management of pressure ulcers and complex wounds.
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- - - - - - - - - Participates in the discharge planning of the patient with pressure ulcers or complex wounds.
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- - - - - - - - - Applies research based interventions and documents outcome data for interventions.
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- - - - - - - - - Participates in the development and provision of formal / informal education programs for the health care team related to pressure ulcers and complex wounds.
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- - - - - - - - - Assists in the collection of performance improvement data to include prevalence and the incident data related to pressure ulcers and complex wounds and the promotion of tracking / trending within the facility.
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- - - - - - - - - Conducts weekly rounds with the wound care physician to assist in the treatment and documentation of the wound status and treatment plan.
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- - - - - - - - - Other duties includes; Foley catheter care, feeding tube stoma care, Colostomy / Ileostomy care, PICC line dressing changes, Documentation on treatment records, keeping carts clean, stocked and organized, preventative measure such as heel protectors, mattress, wound cultures with f/u with lab and m.d., all skin care treatments.
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- - - - - - - - - Maintain the confidentiality of resident information and honor their personal and property rights.
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- - - - - - - - - Follow established fire, disaster, and evacuation policies and procedures.
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- - - - - - - - - Attend weekly Medicare/PAN meeting, nutrition/wound meeting.
- - - - - - - - - Ensure care plans are up-to-date as needed.
- - - - - - - - - Ensure families are updated on a regular basis regarding wound progress.
- - - - - - - - - Ensure proper documentation of treatment nurses (admission assessments, weekly wound assessments, facility pressure injury documentation and risk management, Braden scores, signing TAR etc..)
- - - - - - - - - Manage inventory of treatment supplies, place order weekly, coordinate with part B supplier.
- - - - - - - - - Perform regular in-service for staff regarding pressure injury prevention, skin assessment, wound identification by floor nurse.
- - - - - - - - - Weekly wound rounds with physicians.
- - - - - - - - - Coordinate with facility PCPs on status of wound care patients.
- - - - - - - - - Coordinated with social services for patients with wound/ostomy needs upon discharge (NPWT, treatment supplies, ostomy supplies etc.
- - - - - - - - - Perform other related duties as directed by the Administrator and DON.
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Keywords: Glenview Terrace, Glenview , Wound Care Nurse, Healthcare , Glenview, Illinois